monometallic

[ mon-oh-muh-tal-ik ]

adjective

1. of or using one metal.
2. pertaining to monometallism.

monometallic

/ ˌmɒnəʊmɪˈtælɪk /

adjective

1. (esp of coins) consisting of one metal only
2. relating to monometallism

Word History and Origins

Origin of monometallic¹

First recorded in 1875–80; mono- + metallic

Example Sentences

The evil was due to a badly-regulated, weltering, bimetallic system; the remedy was a monometallic system.

From Project Gutenberg

So far as it was actually put in practice it made France monometallic.

From Project Gutenberg